Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2015, 1:33 PM EDT for Macon County, Schley County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2015, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Macon County, GA, Schley County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
304
WUUS52 KFFC 031733
SVRFFC
GAC193-249-269-031815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0093.150603T1733Z-150603T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
133 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CENTRAL SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 133 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED WEST OF IDEAL...
OR SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
IDEAL...RUPERT...GARDEN VALLEY...MURRAYS CROSSROADS...FOUNTAINVILLE
AND CHARING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3220 8421 3233 8439 3243 8439 3250 8436
3247 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 300DEG 8KT 3242 8433
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
590
WWUS52 KFFC 031809
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
209 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
GAC193-249-269-031817-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-150603T1815Z/
MACON GA-SCHLEY GA-TAYLOR GA-
209 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MACON...CENTRAL
SCHLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS WEAKENING...AND THEREFORE
THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL....GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PEACHTREE CITY.
LAT...LON 3220 8421 3233 8439 3243 8439 3250 8436
3247 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 300DEG 8KT 3242 8433
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 12:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 12 min |
| Jun 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 36 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.